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On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9pm - Upright Cabaret presents Actor Jack Noseworth y in his West Coast cabaret debut entitled Come Fly with Me at Upright Cabaret on Vermont.

Zero expectations. That's what I had entering 'Surrogates,' which ostensibly appeared to be a hackneyed science-fiction flick trying to prop up a washed-up Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames.

The year after I graduated high school, the father of one of my friends left his wife for a woman he met online.

Director: Jonathan Mostow Screenwriters: Michael Ferris, John D. Brancato Starring: Bruce Willis , Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Cromwell, Ving Rhames Running time: 88 mins Certificate: 12A When the highlight of a movie is a dodgy wig worn by a robot version of Bruce Willis then you know you're in trouble.

Starring Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike and Ving Rhames. Directed by Jonathan Mostow.

The final weekend of September is upon and dare we say: not a moment too soon. Once October hits, real movies will start opening, but in the meantime we're left with the rest of these September dregs.

"Surrogates" flirts with big ideas about virtual reality, the dangers of technology on the human soul and the government's control over electronic communications but ultimately tosses them all aside for some good old fashioned chase scenes and shoot-outs. Thankfully, director Jonathan Mostow makes the proceedings such fun that you're willing to ...

Radha Mitchell and Bruce Willis in "Surrogates." Sept. 25, 2009 There are preposterous movies that march along with grim determination, unaware of their own ridiculousness And then there are preposterous movies that luxuriate in their own silliness, sinking deep into the loopy foam of their own bubble bath.

Bruce Willis stars in the new film "Surrogates." The last time Jonathan Mostow stood behind a camera, the franchise -- "Terminator" -- and the production budget -- $200 million -- scarcely could have been bigger.

Thursday, September 24th at 7:30pm at a Manhattan theatre! People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates - sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves.

Human Perfection. What Could Go Wrong? I really don't like this marketing campaign Disney is running for their upcoming sci-fi movie Surrogates .

So we've seen the trailer for Surrogates and we know that it's about surrogate robots that look exactly like humans.

Actor Jack Noseworthy makes his debut appearance at Feinstein's at Loews Regency June 29.

Joanathan Mostow's comeback vehicle, The Surrogates, now has a trailer. Posted by Scott Mendelson in Writer's Corner at 7:56 AM PDT As always, if the You Tube video goes down, go here for an official version.

Day Three: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Where James Cameron's Terminator is a small and efficient science fiction horror film and Terminator 2: Judgment Day a self-reflexive, large-scaled action sequel, the long-in-the-making Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is best described as big budget Hollywood fan fiction.